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I have heard of women eating their placenta. Not where I come from, but I did have a friend of my ex-SIL who did it. I thought it was very brave, and very special, even if I didn't quite get it. My XH buried all mine bar Charlie's, as my DH wouldn't have a bar of it. :)
But Caro, when you cut your finger, don't you suck it for a second while you're heading to the sink to wash it?
Bx
Euch, I don't - I hate the taste of blood! I let it dribble down my arm :lol:
I'm sorry to those who missed out on seeing their placenta... Perhaps I wasn't as focussed on my little girl as I should've been, LOL, but I was really keen to see it. My own brand of life support system. I find it fascinating, but I was not tempted to eat it or touch it.
Hmm, where'd my post go!???
Anyways I was shown my placenta each time & think it is an amazing thing!
I was talking to a gf last night (who will be there when I give birth, heck her 3 yo wants to see bubby come out of auntie schaz - so it could be a busy birthing room! - I'm NOT pregnant!) and we were discussing things like that - she fully supports me in my choice (and will be REALLY noisy if I don't get my way), DH has been told that when we've had our babies that I'd like to bring the placentas home. He understands that it is something "tribal" that is linking me to it (his x was flat out touching the babies after birth let alone wanting anything to do with the placenta).
I was fascinated by my placenta after DS's birth (don't worry, DS was with the paed LOL) but I have no desire to take it home and eat it or plant it or anything. It's done it's (amazing) job, time to go in the infectious waste!
Aawww I kind of wish that I had a chance to see mine now... I remember them pushing on my stomach after she was out (c/s) and I said what the hell are they doing and the anaesthetist says - getting the placenta out and I went - ooh yeah! ROFL! I was way too busy watching DH with my girl to really think about it but I think I will definately want to see if when no#2 arrives (no not pg). But eating it or even touching it? Nope I don't think so - but then I am the person who gets squeamish touching and cutting up chicken ! :cryinglaugh:
um yes i must admit, the idea of cooking and eating the placenta is Waaaay beyond me however definitely planting the placenta in our garden is something we've talked about and DH is very keen, it was his idea :D
but no, not going anywhere near our kitchen! (we respect others ideas however)
I am with you Mummymel, I dont think I could eat it any way cooked or raw! I have tried many animal meats but that is something that came from inside you and that alone puts me off!
Any of you girls that try it let us know what it taste like!
I honestly think if the tradition wasnt to bury it with my DH's culture & it was to eat it, I think if he had come home cooked it up (with plenty of chillies!) & then served it up to me I probably would have eaten it!???
lol yep ewwwwwww but each to their own. I would plant it though, just not eat it. But I wouldn't eat my leg if that was removed either.
the placenta is actaully the babies.... not the mums(iykwim)
Arquenes is still in the freezer while we decide what to do with it
Mmm no dont think I could do it either only cause when I seen mine and went green in the face..
Well, we now have a placenta in the freezer too. Mmm, anyone want to come around for dinner ;)
Did you try a chunk for the PP bleeding hun? Just interested.... Well done on your cutie girl, she's SO sweet! I'm looking at your ticker, i can't BELIEVE Tehya is 2 and a half already!
I'd come for dinner but i'm 9000 miles away.... ;)
Bx
PMSL, nah I didn't try any. Maybe I should have. TBH I didn't even think about it.
HMM something is up with my ticker. Tehya is 2 and 8 months. Closer to 3 now :) She's getting old, and very cheeky.
Anytime your over here hun your very welcome to come for dinner. :D
haha trish!
i always offer people some"icecream" but everyone says no thanks!;)
I have a 6 y.o. placenta and a nearly 2 y.o. placenta in my freezer we will do a burial one day.
Maybe we could have a smorgasbord trish ;)
6 y. o. Cai!? I think i'll give your smorgasborg a miss. Pukeatronic! ;)
Hey, on my fridge door (inside) it has pictures of things in catergories to tell me how long i can keep them in there for. Liver is 3 months. Strangely enough they don't have a placenta picture...?
Bx
OOOh Cai that will be awesome burying them stogether under a perfect Tree in your own yard!!! WTG!!!
Lot's of incense!!!!
I just copied this from a Balinese Hindu religion site...
It's not about eating the placenta but about burying it & how important it is!
Males have four brothers; females have four sisters. They are conceived and born at the same time. At birth they take up positions inside the baby's body.
They are the amniotic fluid, the uterine blood, the vernix caseosa (the yellowish waxy substance covering a baby) and the placenta. Immediately after birth the baby's placenta and umbilical cord are placed in a coconut and buried outside the door of the baby's home: as you stand at the door looking out, they are buried on the right for a boy and on the left for a girl, a large black rock placed on top and a thorny pandanus bush placed on top for protection. If the family moves house, the remains are dug up and reburied at the new house.
The four children stay with the child throughout his or her life, protect the child and adult, and accompany the spirit to heaven and testify to his or her good karma. But this is conditional on the Kanda Empat being treated with respect.
When the mother feeds the baby, a few drops of milk should be spilt on the placenta for the four children. The same ceremonies for a person should be carried out for the four children. If not, great harm can result. The Kanda Empat can do good or evil, so they need to be considered and treated well. The theory is that they represent man's potential.
That is beautiful Tracey.
For whoever is interested, my twins' placentas were dried and ground and I had 1 teaspoon twice per day, mixed with my other powdered herbs. There was quite a bit to get through but I firmly believe that my recovery (from very long, twin prenancy with significant haemorrhage during emergency cs) was vastly aided by doing so. The taste was "meaty" and at first it was best to not overthink it. Eventually, like all new tastes, I got used to it. But I felt very strongly that it was the right thing to do for my body and breastmilk supply.
I've kept some in reserve for homeopathic uses later, if required.
If anyone is thinking of taking home their placenta's, be clear about this with the hospital staff. There was definite reticence to hand ours over and initially we were told that we couldn't have it.
The preparation was quite involved so it's important to get good advice as to how to do this as you don't want to ruin it!
I've not told family and friends as it's very private and hard for people to understand. It's great that this forum has these types of discussions - valuable tools for us all.
WOW that was such an interesting read! I have heard of eating the placenta but never thought it was this common to actually keep it. I never got to see mine I wish I did though, I can imagine that some hospitals are a bit reluctant to hand the placenta over
I am thinking about doing the capsules. I have to do something with it, and I have a black thumb so no plants that I have planted have survived for long :redface: I can take capsules without tasting them and I can tell people they are iron tablets.
I have a 5 year old placenta and a 2.5 year old placenta in my freezer. We live in a rental house and my DH has always resisted burying them here because we know we will ultimately buy our own home and would like to plant them in our own garden. My DS was born in our home, so I often think that we should bury his placenta here.
My 3rd baby is due any day, and I definately see the nutritional benefits of consuming the placenta in some way. I think i would prefer to dry it and consume it that way. I have been a vegan for 13 years, so I don't know if I could stomach placenta cooked up in a lasagne or the like.